Garment-supporter.



No. 884,858.. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

0. RINGWALD. GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1906.

- I z'i yzyaZd Q/Vihmona UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES RINGWALD, OF OWEGO, NEW YORK.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES RINGWALD, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Owego, in the county of Tioga and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters,of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to garment supporters, and it consists in theconstruction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical section through thewaist-bands of trousers and drawers, showing the application of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the connecting member detached.Fig. 3 is a view of the bodkin or needle for forming the eyelet holes,showing in section an eyelet arranged at the rear thereof for insertionin the hole formed thereby.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2, respectively, denote the waist-bandsof a pair of trousers and a pair of drawers, which are provided, in aplane one above the other, with keepers or fastening members in the formof eyelets 3 and 4. A connecting member 5 is provided to engage saideyelets and fasten the drawers to the trousers. This is prefer ablyformed of wire bent to form a hook 6 with an outwardly curved terminalto permit said hook to pass through the eyelet 4 and a right angularstem 7 projecting straight and forwardly from the upper end of the shankof the hook to pass to the front of the trousers through the eyelet 3.The free end of the stem is threaded to receive a threaded button 8,which fastens it in position. Any desired number of these fasteningdevices may be used, the same being arranged at intervals around thewaist-band to effectively secure and support the drawers in position.

In application, the hooks are first passed through the eyelets on thedrawers, after which the stems are passed through the eyelets on thetrousers, and finally the buttons are applied to hold the partsconnected. The buttons may be of any desired ornamental character topresent a neat and attractive appearance, and, if desired, may beSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 29, 1906.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Serial No. 332,507.

fixed to the stems and sewed to the trousers, thus making the connectingdevices permanent attachments to the trousers.

A bodkin or needle 9 will preferably be provided with each set of thefastenings to enable the purchaser to cleanly and neatly form openingsin the trousers and drawers for application of the eyelets. This bodkinis tapered or wedge-shaped, its rear end being of sufficient size topermit the eyelet to be held thereagainst, as shown in Fig. 3 to followthe same through the opening formed thereby.

The advantages of my invention will be appreciated, it being apparentthat the fastenings will hold up the drawers in an effect ive manner andwill be concealed from View in use, thus enabling them to be employedwhen a shirt-waist is worn and suspenders dispensed with.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

The combination with a pair of trousers and a nether garment, of agarment supporter comprising an eyelet secured upon the waistband of thetrousers, an eyelet secured upon the waistband of the nether garmentbelow the eyelet on the trousers, said eyelets being relatively arrangedfor cooperation in pairs, a connecting member for coupling therespective pairs of eyelets, said member com prising a strand of wirebent to form a straight unobstructed stem having a screw threaded end toextend through the eyelet of the trousers and also bent downwardly andupwardly to provide a hook with a curved upper end which serves topermit the hook to engage the cooperating eyelet on the nether garment,said hook having its shank extending vertically between the garments andbearing against the inner flange of the trousers eyelet for engagementwith said eyelet, and a button removably engaging the projecting screwthreaded end of the stem and serving to rest against the outer flange ofthe trousers eyelet, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, I afIiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES RINGWALD.

Witnesses:

T. H. REDDIsT, P. G. DORWEN.

